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The Water Magician

Chapter 110: 0101: Counterattack ⚔️

Published: July 3, 2025

Today (June 14th), I am posting the second chapter.

I posted the previous chapter, "0100-2," in the morning.

Please be cautious...

Just as Ra arrived at the tent, Gecko began to speak.

"This time's attack was orchestrated by someone behind the scenes."

"It wasn't just a coincidence that they attacked a passing merchant convoy. They targeted us specifically," Max added to Gecko's statement.

"That's right. It seems they were definitely after my life, but I can't say for sure if that was their only intention. Since we're transporting several valuable items this time, there could have been other targets as well..."

With that, Gecko took a sip of his tea.

"In other words, we might face more attacks in the future, so we need to stay alert. Don't worry, despite appearances, we're adventurers from the City of Run. Both Ryo and I are accustomed to dealing with life and death situations."

Saying this, Ra burst into hearty laughter.

"No... I was thinking they might threaten to terminate the contract and withdraw..."

Gecko said something that was hard to tell if it was a joke or serious while chuckling.

"Come on, there's no way we'd do that. We'll responsibly complete the escort request to the Capital City of Aberdeen. Leave it to us. Right, Ryo?"

"Yes, of course."

Responding to Ra's cue, Ryo nodded emphatically.

He also disliked the idea of abandoning a request once accepted.

"I see. In that case, I look forward to working with you again."

Gecko smiled happily and bowed his head.

"Still, I wonder what kind of people would go so far as to drop the Roh Bridge to achieve their goals."

Ra's voice was too loud to be merely a murmur.

The day after the attack, the merchant convoy started moving after having breakfast as usual.

It was the third day since leaving the City of Kairadi.

"Is the Roh Bridge really that big?"

After hearing last night's talk about the possibility that those involved in the attack had also brought down the Roh Bridge, Ra was understandably surprised.

"Yeah, it's huge. It's forty meters wide and one kilometer long. The plan for it has been around for over a hundred years, going through phases of being planned and abandoned, started and halted repeatedly. It was finally completed fifteen years ago. It apparently took over five years from start to finish."

"That sounds impressive... I wanted to see it at least once."

A bridge forty meters wide is quite a size.

For Ryo, who was unable to see it, it was a pity.

"The reports just say it collapsed, but we don't know how unusable it is. If you get the chance, you should go see it up close. There should be towns on both the west and east sides of the bridge, so it could be a good opportunity for sightseeing."

Ra suggested visiting the Roh Bridge.

After lunch, as Ryo was relaxing, five of Gecko's subordinates came over.

If Ryo's memory served him correctly, all five of them were capable of using water attribute magic.

"Um, Ryo-san, sorry to interrupt your relaxation, but..."

"Yes?"

"Could you teach us water magic?"

The eldest among them, a young man likely around eighteen, bowed his head, and the other four followed suit.

"Huh? Um...?"

Ryo was taken aback by the sudden request.

"Yesterday, we were saved by your magic. This journey is fine because you're here, but we think we'll be setting out on more journeys in the future. Until now, we've been satisfied with just being able to 'produce water,' which is a great asset for traveling merchants, but we feel it would be even better if we could protect ourselves."

"Oh, so... you want to learn how to use Ice Wall, like the ice barrier from yesterday?"

"Yes!"

The five of them replied in unison.

They ranged from the eighteen-year-old young man who had been talking to the youngest, probably around ten years old.

"Hmm..."

Ryo didn't mind teaching them, but he had no experience teaching magic to others.

Moreover, he didn't even know how much magical power was consumed by Ice Wall...

Just when he was pondering what to do, Ryo's passive sonar reacted.

He jumped up energetically and said, "Emergency! We can discuss this later!"